The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-26
Important News by Telegraph


fclonics and four misdemeanors, one
of which is against Tom Bush, colored'
charged with killing Anderson Wicks
on Dec. 10.
KAUFMAN, Dec. 26.--The gin OF Hay
ME a. Manion of this place was de-
troyed by fire Thursday night sup
posed to be the work of an incendiary
The property was only partially Gov
cred by insurance.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, Dec. 20 There
was fire Thursday night in Rogers
cotton yard, caused by boy throwing
a iirecracker into it. Two bales were
badly damaged. There were several
hundred bales of cotton in the yard ST
the time. and but for the prompt acton
of the night Waterman in moving the
burning bales the loss might have been
serious. The burned cotton is the
property of N. b. Birge n Co.. and
was insured in the Hartford and Liver
pool. London, and Globe Insurance
companies.
CLEBuRNE, Dec. 26.-Friday morn
ing about l. 80 o'clock John j. Thur
man and his sister, Mss Emma
Thurman, were crossing the railroad
riding horseback, and the steam es-
Gaping from one of the engines fright
encd the horses and they ran up
Chambers street, Mr.. Thurman trying
TO catch his sisters horse to hold him
At Clayton's corner Miss Emma Thur
man fell from her horse. Mr.. Thur
man succeeded in stopping his horse
few feet further on. The young lady
was not hurt and nothing serious will
result from the accident
ARLINGTON, Dec. 25.-'The town has
been full of people this week and bust
ness has been unusually good. Jim
Anderson, colorcd, was arrested Thurs
day morning, by Marshal Gammagc'
on charge of carrying pistol. lie
gave bond in the sum OF 500,
FERRIS, Dec. 26.-Between 100 aud
200 immigrants arrived on the north
bound Houston e. Texas Central train
Friday night from Alabama, and will
settle in this vicinity.
CALVERT, Dec. Is "A listicutl took
place Friday in Friedlandor grocery
store between Cornelius, negro boy,
and Tits Drinkwood, n negro man,
The boy Knocked Drinkwood down
repeatedly and seemed to have decid-
edly the best of the battle, which started
II seems over some misunderstood
ing about some goods Drinkwood had
bought. Lee Parish and Perry Sample
had difficulty Friday evening with
burly negro of this place known as Doc
johnson, in which johnson was pretty
badly used up by the above gentlemen
The difficulty arose out of some mort
gagged property belonging to Parish d
Proctor, that Doc Johcson was alleged
to have sold. Mr.. Parish tried TO settle
the matter with him without having to
arrest him, it is said, but he and the
negro had words, the result OF which
was he received severe punishment
at the hands of Messrs. Parish and
Sample. johnson was arrested and
lodged in jail.
WACO, Dec. 25.-Ihe establishment
of Joel Robinson, dealer in groceries,
liquors and dry goods, and also
pawnbroker, caught fire at 3 O'Clock
Sunday morning and resulted in total
loss'of the dry goods, which, with the
loaning office, occupied one room
The saloon and grocery store next
door were CONNECTED by wide arch
way and the latter stock is injured by
water and smoke. The loss is about
SIS, 900 and is fully covered with insur-
anoe in local agencies.
WACO, Dec. pa fight occurred IN
the Red Elephant saloon at $50 Satur-
day morning,between Ed. Bunch, the
base ball expert and Ed. Johnson in
which the latter g ot a savage mauling,
and there is some apprehensions oil
fatal results. Deputy United States
Marshal Morton brought James Nun
nelly here Saturday and locked him up,
the charge being robbery of the Marlin